Bot or Not? Online Tools Seek to Cut Through Disinformation Fog
- Indiana University offers Botometer, Hoaxy and Botslayer
- Is @PatriotPurple really a Trump follower named Suzie?
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The Twitter account for Suzie, or @PatriotPurple, espoused admiration for President Donald Trump and conservative values. A fist-pumping picture of Trump served as the backdrop, along with a smaller image of a young woman, presumably Suzie, holding an American flag aloft.
There were American flags and a cross, a link to “Patriot Purple News” on YouTube, and a biblical verse: “Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.”